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Team Thackeray Protests Over Farmers' Distress, Demands Loan Waiver
Former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray and his party- the Shiv Sena (UBT)- launched a protest on Friday demanding immediate relief for farmers, including a complete loan waiver and compensation of Rs 50,000 per hectare.
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Political Row Begins Over Delay In Maharashtra Flood Relief
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who is in Maharashtra's Ahilyanagar for a series of cooperative sector events, assured that the Centre will not delay assistance to flood-affected farmers once the state government submits its report.
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Supreme Court To Hear Kangana Ranaut Plea On Cancelling Defamation Case Tomorrow
Denied relief by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut has moved the Supreme Court for cancelling a case against her in connection with alleged defamatory remarks made during the 2020-21 protests.
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GST Reforms Structural, Will Benefit Middle Class, Farmers: Nirmala Sitharaman
GST reforms are not just for rationalising rates but structural too, Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday, adding that the decision of the GST Council has been taken with full consensus and all ministers supported rate rationalisation.
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Sikh Volunteers Serve Hot Meals To Flood Victims In Australia
Farmer Mark Kappa was enjoying his first hot drink in 3 days as he waited patiently for his meal in front of a food truck run by a Sikh charity, after incessant rain in Australia's southeast cut off towns and forced thousands to evacuate their homes.
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8 Maharashtra Farmers Ended Lives Daily?; Minister Says "Partially True"
Maharashtra Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Makarand Jadhav-Patil on Monday said it was "partially true" that eight farmers, on average, died by suicide daily in the past 56 months in the state.
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Tiger, That Killed 4 Cows In 2 Days In Kerala Village, Caught
Farmers and local residents of a forest fringe village in this district in Kerala, who have been living in fear of a tiger, heaved a sigh of relief on Monday morning as the big cat was caught in a trap set by the forest department.
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"No Relief For Middle Class, Farmers Or Students": Sachin Pilot On Interim Budget
Terming Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Interim budget speech an "election speech", Congress leader Sachin Pilot said that there was nothing new in the Budget speech and no measures were announced to provide relief to the common masses.
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Karnataka Seeks Rs 17,901 Crore Drought Relief Funds From Centre
The Karnataka government today demanded Rs 17,901.73 crore in funds from the Centre to compensate farmers affected due to drought in the Kharif season this year.
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Protesting Farmers In Haryana's Kurukshetra Block Highway To Delhi
Farmers from Haryana, protesting over not getting a Minimum Support Price (MSP) in the procurement of sunflower crop, today blocked a national highway to Delhi as they aren't satisfied with the relief announced by the Chief Minister.
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"Marginal Farmers Should Be Priority": PM Modi's Food Action Plan At G7 Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for building an inclusive food system to provide relief to the world's most vulnerable people as part of his 10-point action plan to address challenges in the area of food, fertilisers and healthcare.
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"Time Of Need...": AAP MP Seeks Relief For Punjab Farmers From Centre
AAP MP Raghav Chadha Saturday sought from the Union Finance Minister a special package for Punjab farmers ensuring them adequate compensation for their crop damaged by an inclement weather.
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KCR Visits Rain-Affected Areas, Announces Relief For Telangana Farmers
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Thursday visited rain-affected areas in a few districts of the state and assured the farmers of financial assistance for cross losses.
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Madhya Pradesh Announces Relief For Farmers For Crop Damage Due To Rain
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today announced that farmers would be given a relief amount of Rs 32,000 a hectare for crops loss of over 50 percent due to hailstorm and untimely rains in the state.
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Exclusive: With Cracked Soles, Bleeding Feet, Maharashtra Farmers March On
Cracked soles, swollen feet and many companions hospitalised - farmers marching from Nashik to Mumbai are braving all odds to continue their agitation for relief to onion growers and several other demands.
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Team Thackeray Protests Over Farmers' Distress, Demands Loan Waiver
Former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray and his party- the Shiv Sena (UBT)- launched a protest on Friday demanding immediate relief for farmers, including a complete loan waiver and compensation of Rs 50,000 per hectare.
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Political Row Begins Over Delay In Maharashtra Flood Relief
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who is in Maharashtra's Ahilyanagar for a series of cooperative sector events, assured that the Centre will not delay assistance to flood-affected farmers once the state government submits its report.
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Supreme Court To Hear Kangana Ranaut Plea On Cancelling Defamation Case Tomorrow
Denied relief by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut has moved the Supreme Court for cancelling a case against her in connection with alleged defamatory remarks made during the 2020-21 protests.
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GST Reforms Structural, Will Benefit Middle Class, Farmers: Nirmala Sitharaman
GST reforms are not just for rationalising rates but structural too, Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday, adding that the decision of the GST Council has been taken with full consensus and all ministers supported rate rationalisation.
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Sikh Volunteers Serve Hot Meals To Flood Victims In Australia
Farmer Mark Kappa was enjoying his first hot drink in 3 days as he waited patiently for his meal in front of a food truck run by a Sikh charity, after incessant rain in Australia's southeast cut off towns and forced thousands to evacuate their homes.
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8 Maharashtra Farmers Ended Lives Daily?; Minister Says "Partially True"
Maharashtra Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Makarand Jadhav-Patil on Monday said it was "partially true" that eight farmers, on average, died by suicide daily in the past 56 months in the state.
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Tiger, That Killed 4 Cows In 2 Days In Kerala Village, Caught
Farmers and local residents of a forest fringe village in this district in Kerala, who have been living in fear of a tiger, heaved a sigh of relief on Monday morning as the big cat was caught in a trap set by the forest department.
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"No Relief For Middle Class, Farmers Or Students": Sachin Pilot On Interim Budget
Terming Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Interim budget speech an "election speech", Congress leader Sachin Pilot said that there was nothing new in the Budget speech and no measures were announced to provide relief to the common masses.
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Karnataka Seeks Rs 17,901 Crore Drought Relief Funds From Centre
The Karnataka government today demanded Rs 17,901.73 crore in funds from the Centre to compensate farmers affected due to drought in the Kharif season this year.
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Protesting Farmers In Haryana's Kurukshetra Block Highway To Delhi
Farmers from Haryana, protesting over not getting a Minimum Support Price (MSP) in the procurement of sunflower crop, today blocked a national highway to Delhi as they aren't satisfied with the relief announced by the Chief Minister.
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"Marginal Farmers Should Be Priority": PM Modi's Food Action Plan At G7 Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for building an inclusive food system to provide relief to the world's most vulnerable people as part of his 10-point action plan to address challenges in the area of food, fertilisers and healthcare.
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"Time Of Need...": AAP MP Seeks Relief For Punjab Farmers From Centre
AAP MP Raghav Chadha Saturday sought from the Union Finance Minister a special package for Punjab farmers ensuring them adequate compensation for their crop damaged by an inclement weather.
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KCR Visits Rain-Affected Areas, Announces Relief For Telangana Farmers
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Thursday visited rain-affected areas in a few districts of the state and assured the farmers of financial assistance for cross losses.
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Madhya Pradesh Announces Relief For Farmers For Crop Damage Due To Rain
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today announced that farmers would be given a relief amount of Rs 32,000 a hectare for crops loss of over 50 percent due to hailstorm and untimely rains in the state.
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Exclusive: With Cracked Soles, Bleeding Feet, Maharashtra Farmers March On
Cracked soles, swollen feet and many companions hospitalised - farmers marching from Nashik to Mumbai are braving all odds to continue their agitation for relief to onion growers and several other demands.
